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March 13, 2008: Trusting a Vagabond
Topic Started: Mar 13 2008, 10:19 AM (1,649 Views)
Nick
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What did the wandering samurai do for Toonami? Mackenzie discusses Kenshin.

http://www.toonamifan.com/toonamikenshingamble.html
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macattack
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This is the article I'm most proud of. Of course, some would say I'm reaching a bit by how I'm judging Kenshin's impact, but I think that what the show did for Toonami is far more than people realize, and that may be the ultimate reason why Toonami received its Saturday makeover and shift in target demo.
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Nick
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I think you presented your case well. :D
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macattack
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I hope I did.

Oh, and those were some awesome videos you posted. It illustrates my point on the difference between Kyoto and Tokyo well. Couldn't resist chuckling at the "Billy" comment too.

Of course, I loved Kenshin when it got dark, but I was almost sixteen at the time. Go figure.

Anyway, this is probably the last article from me for a while. I don't want to dominate the article section nor rush another one, and it's probably time for articles from somebody else to take center stage.
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Soul
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Kenshin, my favorite series ever to air on the block, if not one of my favorite series ever.

Well done Mac, great job on the article.

Good ol' Kenny.
I have the Season Sets, but it really does need a Jetstream run, to give kids of today a TRUE taste, of what full-on good shonen is, and at the heart of it.
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I hope this doesn't seem random but I never liked how strong Kenshi or Himura was. The show as a whole was great though.
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Daikun
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I noticed the HTML heading reads "Month of Miyazaki." Oops!

Anyway, I miss this show.
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Nick
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Thanks. Fix'd.
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No, I distinctly remember Kenshin in fall 2004. When Gundam SEED was taken off they placed Kenshin there, and they started it over from the beginning, and Kenshin did okay enough to stay there until the rights expired.

Naruto is pretty much uncut as it is, save for swear words. I don't think either it or Shippudden (which is toned down considerably from the manga) should be on AS.

I do think that Naruto would be TV-Y7FV if it wasn't for Kenshin airing with a lot of its material intact. I suppose in the big picture Kenshin was a sacrifice for the sake of Toonami progressing.

While I'm at it, the English version of "Freckles" (aka the first OP of Rurouni Kenshin) is terrible. It seriously makes my ears bleed. The vocalist clearly should've taken her own path instead of trying to imitate the Japanese vocalist's voice (which itself is too shrill for my liking). The Toonami intro, though, is awesome, with its pounding beats with a soft Japanese flute sample.
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i think we need to get this show back it is over due i think it would be a big hit again just move it to adult swim
i did like this articles.
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